Why can't school lunches be simple

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My kids school changes the lunch menu after the summer and they now only offer 2 hot meal options for lunch many of which my children (one fussy one not ) do not like. There used to always be an option of either sandwiches or baked potatoes with a small choice of fillings but this has been taken away.

I would very really every have a main meal lunch followed by a pudding for lunch so I don't understand why they don't have simple options like sandwiches, baked potatoes, soup and bread for lunch and maybe one option for a hot lunch.

There is always so much chat about healthy lunches for kids etc but surely these would be healthy choices and then instead of pudding give them choices of yoghurt, crisps, fruit, cheese to go with them ?

I know that school dinners are the only hot meal some children get so an option should be kept but I'm guessing most children go home and have a main meal for their dinner so don't need a roast turkey dinner with pudding for lunch ?!

Sandwich or soup/stew followed by yoghurt and fruit
The thing is no one answer suits all kids so surely the option of hot meal ro sandwich or deli bar is a better solution. DS eats the jam or cheese bit not the bread so he potentially has a slice of ham for lunch. He won't touch yoghurt but would eat the apple, no other fruit. Today he'll have a veg sausage, baked beans and a cookie.

One of the school I know offers two main meal options one meat one veg
Two baked potato options and two sandwich options.
Choice of veg and choice of dessert.
All bookable by the parent from home, thus reducing waste.
School lunches are free to children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 and £2.20 thereafter

Pissing myself at the idea of a tasting menu for children at school to see if they like it.

Can't believe how much these things have changed since the 80's, when you got given your hot meal - no choice, just whatever was on that day - and then sat and ate it, whatever it was.

Has the overload on choices (both at home and school) caused some kids to be picky? I don't remember there ever being picky kids. You just ate what you got given.

Has the overload on choices (both at home and school) caused some kids to be picky? I don't remember there ever being picky kids. You just ate what you got given no, repeated bowel surgeries at 1 leading to sensory aversion and major feeding issues has left DS 4 as a picky eater because he cannot cope with certain textures and "looks" of food

Don't you think though that too many options and messing about makes kids fussy?

Has the overload on choices (both at home and school) caused some kids to be picky? I don't remember there ever being picky kids. You just ate what you got given

Yes and Yes. (Medical needs being the exception)